It’s Time To Fire Brent Musburger

It has been nearly two days since ESPN’s Brent Musburger blurted “This is for all the Tostitos” at the end of Monday night’s BCS title game, but I’m still pretty miffed about it, and I’d imagine most of you are as well. Musburger already has said that he wasn’t paid to do it, which really makes this even more unforgivable.

Mr. Musburger’s closing-seconds phrase immediately lit up the Internet. ESPN and Frito-Lay said they had nothing to do with the play-by-play man’s product mention, though a Frito-Lay rep told USA Today the company was “delighted.”

There was a predictable fury about Mr. Musburger’s word choice, accusations that he sullied the drama of a game by naming a sponsor that was in every advertisement, every official product, the logo at midfield…and the jersey of every player on the field.

Yeah, they sponsored the game. Fine. Yes, we’ve had ads dropped into play-by-play before. Those are tolerable. But nobody has ever jammed an ad into the climactic point of a game. Between this and his stupid “Cinderella lives” comment after Boise State beat Virginia Tech to open the season, it’s time for him to go.

I don’t understand why ESPN feels like college football is best served by a 71-year-old man who embodies that senile great-grandparent whom we visit out of spite just because they have nobody else left but really needs to just die already. Um, I meant “get fired already.” No calls to violence here, you know, because if he actually did die then it would be totally my fault.

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I’m not miffed because Tostito’s are delicious and that game was sloppy and mostly dull anyway.

By: essequemodeia

01.12.2011 @ 1:39 PM

Who fucking cares? This is such a non-story.

By: The Gentleman Masher

01.12.2011 @ 1:49 PM

Brad Nessler is one of the best in the business – and a little more with it than Musberger. Don’t get why he isn’t getting the marquee games. Instead, he keeps getting passed over by guys like Mike Patrick and Musberger.

By: Brady'sLeftKneecap

01.12.2011 @ 2:03 PM

Fired? Yes. For this? Whatever it takes.

By: Shawn

01.12.2011 @ 2:11 PM

[Comment redacted]

By: saytostitosbitch!

01.12.2011 @ 2:13 PM

Whatever takes to get him fired, I am in favor of…

The bigger story was his non-stop fellating of Auburn and Cam Newton.

Do you think Cam will go in teh first round? I think Cam will go in the first round. I want Cam to go in the first round. Cam will go in teh first round.

I love you Cam, I love you…love me back, Cam…ohhhhhhh Cam!

groan.

By: SEC Rebal

01.12.2011 @ 2:24 PM

I compleetly souport mr. musburger.

By: Winfield J. Hollander

01.12.2011 @ 2:36 PM

Musburger is awesome. You aren’t funny.

By: JOSH Z

01.12.2011 @ 2:42 PM

That hurts, Winfield. Glad the Wi-Fi on your yacht is finally working again.

By: LJ

01.12.2011 @ 2:46 PM

They should get Gus Johnson high on PCP and turn him loose on these games.

By: SSGT Barnes

01.12.2011 @ 2:57 PM

Piss on this low rent Dick Clark.

By: Sensei John Kreese

01.12.2011 @ 3:01 PM

Over/under on when Cam gets stripped of Heisman?

Over/under on when Auburn gets stripped of this Natl Title?

Sorry SEC Rebal…

By: Dormammu

01.12.2011 @ 3:22 PM

The real point is that the Tostitos comment was the only thing worth listening to from them asshats the entire night.

By: mbg41

01.12.2011 @ 3:32 PM

As much as I hate Musburger (why does he continually announce on games I want to watch) I thought his comment was funny. Hey, once every 35 years he makes me laugh.

By: Sous Chef Gerard

01.12.2011 @ 3:37 PM

Better than his banked alternative, “This is for all the sour salsa.”

By: Joe Buck

01.12.2011 @ 4:39 PM

That old coot couldn’t carry my jock.

By: SEC Rebal

01.12.2011 @ 4:39 PM

@SJK – they dun wont tak his aword away, they caint. cam newton aint dun nuthin wrong, besides tannin to much. i know peeple who dun worse… hell i dun inpregnationed my sister bak in high skool an still was dun voted the valleyvicktorian of my class, an the moss handsum. go ayeseesee!!1

By: Sensei John Kreese

01.12.2011 @ 4:44 PM

“cam newton aint dun nuthin wrong, besides tannin to much”

Simply amazing.

By: Leapin Lizards

01.12.2011 @ 5:13 PM

Seriously though – who cares? Why in a game played by 18-24 year old students do we spend most of our time talking about old white men? FUCK. WHO CURRRRRS. Tostitos are delicious.

By: scott

01.12.2011 @ 5:13 PM

Another highlight was Uncle Brent shouting, “Touchdoooooooooown!” as a player was being tackled on the 7-yard line.

He did make it through the night without throwing in a gratuitous, “Buckeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyes,” and that’s progress.

By: bark

01.12.2011 @ 5:29 PM

Keith Jackson woulda never said anything that stupid.

By: parris island vacations

01.12.2011 @ 7:00 PM

I thought it was a funny comment. Stop being a drama queen Punter.

I agree with SJK and saytostitos that the story is the non-stop newton bj and the glossing over of the future national championship redaction.